Oasis discography

Oasis discography
Liam Gallagher wearing sunglasses plays a tambourine and sings into a microphone. In the background, Noel Gallagher and Gem Archer play guitars and a keyboard respectively.
Oasis performing in San Diego, California in September 2005
Studio albums7
EPs1
Live albums2
Compilation albums5
Singles27
Video albums6
Music videos39
Promotional singles19

The English rock band Oasis have released seven studio albums, two live albums, five compilation albums, six video albums, one extended play, twenty seven singles which includes one double single, nineteen promotional singles and thirty-six music videos. As of 2024, the band has sold over 75 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time[1] and been named by Guinness World Records as the most successful act in the United Kingdom between the years 1995 and 2005.[2][3][4] Oasis had 22 consecutive UK top 10 hits between 1994 and 2008. Oasis was formed in 1991 by vocalist Liam Gallagher, guitarist Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs, bassist Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and drummer Tony McCarroll – they were later joined by guitarist and songwriter Noel Gallagher.[5] The band signed to Creation Records in May 1993 and released their debut single "Supersonic" the following year; it peaked at number 31 in the United Kingdom.[5][6] Follow-up singles "Shakermaker" and "Live Forever" became UK top 15 hits, with the latter also attaining success in the United States.[6][7] Definitely Maybe, the band's debut studio album, topped the UK Albums Chart and went on to be certified nine times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[6]

Oasis released their second studio album (What's the Story) Morning Glory? in October 1995. It was a huge commercial success, topping the charts in the UK and in multiple other countries, including Australia, Canada and Ireland.[6][8][9][10] The album produced six singles, including the band's first UK number-one single "Some Might Say" and the international hits "Wonderwall" and "Don't Look Back in Anger".[6] (What's the Story) Morning Glory? has sold over twenty-two million copies worldwide, which makes it one of the best-selling albums of all-time.[11] The album was certified seventeen times platinum by the BPI and is the fifth best-selling album (third best-selling studio album) of all time in the UK,[12] with sales of over 5.1 million copies in the country.[12] The band's third studio album Be Here Now was released to great anticipation in August 1997. While the album topped the charts in several countries and became the fastest-selling album in British history, it failed to match the commercial success of Morning Glory, ultimately selling around ten million copies worldwide.[13] Two of the album's singles, "D'You Know What I Mean?" and "All Around the World", peaked at number one in the UK.[6]

Oasis' fourth studio album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants was released in February 2000, reaching number one in the UK and Ireland.[6][10] Though not as commercially successful as its predecessors, Standing on the Shoulder of Giants managed to receive a double platinum certification from the BPI and featured three UK top five singles: "Go Let It Out", "Who Feels Love?" and "Sunday Morning Call".[6] Heathen Chemistry followed in July 2002, becoming Oasis' fifth consecutive number-one album in the UK and being certified triple platinum by the BPI.[6] Don't Believe the Truth, released in May 2005, topped the UK Albums Chart and produced the number-one singles "Lyla" and "The Importance of Being Idle".[6] In November 2006, the band released a compilation album, Stop the Clocks, which peaked at number two in the UK and was preceded by the release of an EP of the same name.[6] Oasis released their seventh studio album Dig Out Your Soul in October 2008; it continued the band's streak of number-one studio albums in the UK and was certified double platinum by the BPI by the end of the year.[6] Following the release of Dig Out Your Soul and Noel Gallagher's departure from the band in August 2009, Oasis announced their break-up.[14] In June 2010, a retrospective compilation album of the band's singles entitled Time Flies... 1994–2009 was released, peaking at number one in the UK.[6]

  1. ^ "Noel Gallagher says "no point" in Oasis reforming as band sells "as many records now" than when together". NME. 18 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Some might say Oasis are still world beaters after Slane gig". The Belfast Telegraph. 22 June 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  3. ^ "BBC - Manchester - Entertainment - Oasis: best act in the world?". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. ^ Simpson, Oli (17 September 2009). "Oasis enter Guinness Book of Records". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b Harris, John (2004). Britpop!: Cool Britannia and the Spectacular Demise of English Rock. Wiltshire: Da Capo Press. pp. 124–25. ISBN 0-306-81367-X.
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  11. ^ "Who wants to be a drug addict at 41?". Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  12. ^ a b Crookes, Del (30 December 2012). "Adele's 21 overtakes Oasis album on biggest-selling list". BBC. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
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  14. ^ "Oasis split as Noel quits group". BBC. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2013.